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Will Obama's pursuit of unconstitutional executive power backfire?

Republicans in Congress, infuriated at being bypassed, are using every shred of authority they can muster to try to halt or delay the president's agenda. At the very least, they figure, they can whip up public outrage, drive down Obama's approval rating and perhaps persuade him to retreat.

The executive agenda outlined in the Politico Pro report which described an administration eager to shape everything from the content of third-grade math tests to the recipe for Reese's Pieces